The Redskins should have put Josh Doctson on the physically unable to perform list at the beginning of the season. A known fact about Achilles Tendon injuries is that not only do they tend to linger, they often are prone to have "flare-ups." I'm no doctor, but I think the Redskins should've sat him for the first month of football. Now, in October, the former TCU receiver is going on two weeks without practice and will miss his second consecutive game. If it hasn't healed by now, I don't expect it to heal.
An off-season consensus was that the Redskins were being forward-thinkers when they drafted Josh Doctson round one. Many figured that the Redskins were not expecting to use Doctson much this season anyway. However, I'd argue if that was totally true, they would've sat him at the beginning of the season. Their actions tell a different story than those off-season assumptions. The Redskins wanted to use Doctson early and often this season. That was their expectation. If they weren't depending on using him, then why did GM Scot McCloughan injure himself this off-season after hearing unflattering news about Doctson's health? Again, why not start him on the PUP list? Not to mention, at this point, why keep him on the active roster? The Redskins are the kid who opened a great gift for Christmas only to find out the gift doesn't work. Even if he miraculously gets healthy, he is not an Odell Beckham Jr. who could enter the league without much practice and dominate.